I wanted to take a moment to thank all of the students that made the huge trek to Austin , Texas for Master Schaefers Spring Festival. Our students performed extremely well in all of the divisions in which they competed. Here is how our students faired:

Kids division:

Kali Clemmer -

Steven Clemmer -

Adults Division:

Mens Sparring White to Yellow Belt

Mike Clemmer took 1^st and Wes Clemmer took 3^rd

Womens Sparring White to Green Belt

-Kellie Clemmer took 2^nd

Mens Sparring Blue to Green Belt

-Johnny Tran and Steve Papadopoulos tied for

Open Forms White to Yellow Belt

-Mike Clemmer took 1^st place

-Kellie Clemmer took 3^rd place

Open Forms Blue to Green Belt

-Johnny Tran took 2^nd Place

-Steve Papadopoulos took 3^rd Place

I am also EXTREMELY proud to announce that the following people successfully tested into the next belt level in front of Grandmaster Sin:

Wes Clemmer and Buddy Trout - Yellow Belt

Mike Clemmer and Kellie Clemmer - Blue Belt

Steve P. and Johnny Tran - 3^rd Degree Brown Belt

Grandmaster Sin pulled me aside and told me what a great job you did, thank you for this honor.

And to top it all off, some of us had the honor of learning a very high level kata directly from our Grandmaster. It was a great week, thank you all for the memories. I only hope we have even more people go to the next tournament.

For those of you who took the seminar, Dragon Pa Kua Review will be held Thursdays from 8:30-9:00pm for the next 4 weeks (starting this week 3/8).

Since many of you did not have opportunity to go to the tournament, I wanted to give you the opportunity to learn a high level kata of your own. I will be teaching out Twin Tiger Hook Swords Shake the Heavens. This is a very cool and exotic weapon, unique to the Chinese arts. It will be held every Monday from 8:30-9:30pm for four weeks starting April 16^th. As I said, the cost is free, the only thing I ask is that you purchase your swords from me. They cost $85 and include a carrying case. You will need to pre-purchase your swords no later than Monday, April 2^nd.

The new T-shirt is in the works! Buddy Trout has come up with a cool design for us. More details to follow